2022: A Year for Clean Energy More governments increased plans to support renewable energy and reduce emissions from fossil fuels, like oil and gas, in 2022. In India, the government plans to send $2.6 billion to support the manufacture of equipment...
UN Climate Report Presents Concerns About Gulf of Mexico United Nations climate experts say the warming of the planet is endangering the Gulf of Mexico, and all the life and business it supports. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, known a...
Droughts, Less Water in Southern Europe Southern Europe is facing a water crisis that could lead to a decrease in food production, especially in agriculture. Decreasing agricultural production in Europe and reduced water resources are future dangers...
Seals Help Researchers Study Antarctic Waters Japanese researchers placed electronic devices on seals in Antarctic waters to collect surprising information about the environment there. The scientists said the seals can get to areas that are difficult...
UN: Climate Change to Uproot Millions in Asia The walls of Saifullah's home in northern Jakarta show the floodwater marks some more than one meter from the floor. When the water gets too high, Saifullah, who like many Indonesians only uses one name,...
UN Report Says Great Barrier Reef Is in Crisis The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is warning that the life of the Great Barrier Reef is in serious danger. The IPCC released its sixth major report on the health of the...
Scientists Concerned about Ukraine Wars Effects on Chernobyl On the same day that Russian forces began invading Ukraine, Russian and Ukrainian troops battled for control of the Chernobyl nuclear center. Ukrainian officials said Russian forces won the...
Climate Change Has Already Affected South America Scientists have long warned that extreme weather would cause major disasters in the future. But in South America, that future is already here. In the past month, there have been deadly landslides in B...
United Nations countries have agreed to create a treaty that deals with plastic pollution in the world's oceans, rivers and land. 联合国成员国已经同意制定一项应对全球海洋、河流和陆地上塑料污染的条约。 The U.N. Envir...
Officials Say Climate Change Is Starving Alaskas Salmon Alaska's Yukon River has faced major salmon shortages in recent years. The shortages are blamed on warming waters. Officials say record-high temperatures last year killed most salmon in the 3,20...